EPA fines housing company in lead-paint cases

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Jul 11, 2013 at 12:54 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it has levied a fine of nearly $22,000 against Private Reserve Properties, LLC, a Rhode Island property management company, for failing to warn tenants about lead-pa

By Thomas J. Morgan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it has levied a fine of nearly $22,000 against Private Reserve Properties, LLC, a Rhode Island property management company, for failing to warn tenants about lead-paint hazards.

The company also will be required to mitigate lead-based paint hazards in more than 40 residential properties, at an estimated cost of $210,000, the EPA said in a news release.

Private Reserve Properties owns about 50 properties, with about 130 rental units, in and around Providence, the EPA said. The EPA asserted 61 violations of federal disclosure requirements associated with 16 leases between 2009 and 2011.

Exposure to lead paint is a serious health concern in New England due to the age of the housing stock.

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